Incident Command Center

Hospitals continue to confront a wide variety of operational and fiscal challenges on a daily basis. To manage emergencies, hospitals invest time and valuable resources to ensure adequate emergency plans are in place and personnel are sufficiently trained to respond. Incident Command Centers provide medical personnel with technology used for problem solving, troubleshooting, and developing solutions for health system related  incidents. The technology often allows for the simultaneous presentation of various content, giving endusers the ability interact and collaborate dynamically. In order to support their use, Incident Command Centers will often involve the integration of multiple displays (perhaps a projector
or two at the front of the room and flat panels along the side walls, or multiple projectors throughout the room’s wall space). Properly tuned audio systems for excellent voice intelligibility and program audio reproduction, as well as wireless microphones for presenters and audience members are usually integrated into these spaces. Incident Command Centers also include sophisticated audio and video-conferencing capability for meetings which may be shared between multiple locations, recording capability for later play-back, and control systems for better control of equipment. Lighting, shades, and air conditioning control are often incorporated into the user’s touch control interface.